Dog and bird ... good mixture???

chuffy_wuffy · Post by **chuffy_wuffy** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:00 pm

Hi everyone,

I know everyone will give me some sound advice on this forum. Ok so I've had little Sol for over 5 months now (he is 7 months old) and is starting to settle in nicely. He still has a hate for hands and flys away if they are put near him but I working on that. He lets me get close to him and rub his belly with my nose etc. He hasn't flew to me or anything yet but we get on well. Although is still scared of my boyfriend but think that's down to him not spending enough proper bonding time with him.

Anyway in July I am considering getting a dog. I used to have a labrador when I lived at my mums house but he unfortunately passed away from old age a couple of years a go. Now I have my own place and was seriously considering getting another dog. The thing is I'm not sure how Sol will take to one and I don't want to do anything to upset him.

So I was just wondering how other peopls birds get on with there dogs and any other pets??? I am going to wait til July til I buy the dog and see how Sol is around that time but any input in this matter would be GREATLY appreciated!!!

Thanks all!

Cheryl

Occy · Post by **Occy** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:23 am

not a problem here - dogs and birds arent loose together. everything is calm here too which is a big issue

chuffy_wuffy · Post by **chuffy_wuffy** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:17 am

Glad someone has replied to this thread as I was wondering how they interact. I think I will get a puppy (labrador) about late July time. I have separate rooms to leave them in when I go out to work so they would be supervised when in the same room. Thought I could train the puppy to stay away from Sol/his cage, it's more Sol that I am worried about as he is a bit nervy.

Luckily he is a bird that doesn't venture very far, just sits on a branch outside his cage and sometimes flutters up to a rail I put up for him in the bay window and every so often does a quick lap of the room. I can get a stand for his cage to make him a little higher, I just don't want him to freak out when and if the puppy arrives home. Or do birds adapt quite well to these kind of situations?

Thanks for your input!

Post by **Lauren** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:33 am

You can never trust they will get along. Dogs/puppys can easily kill a bird. Yes, some get along. Really well. But dogs/cats are natural predators. I'd be careful. Never leave them alone together. Ever.

Some birds adapt well to new situations, some dont and become stressed.

Occy · Post by **Occy** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:57 am

your buying a bird dog - the two in the room with the bird out of the cage is a no no if you dont want a dead bird IMO. instinct will kick in whether you like it or not. dont care what anyone else - something bred into a dog will come out.

Earlier tonight my gsd was laying down and sneezed...BB literally fell off his perch :lol:

and then stared at Cappy. so dogs will frighten birds even when theyre not meaning to

jon · Post by **jon** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:55 am

i think as long as there is supervision there shouldnt be a problem. i have two cats and a bird. no problems

Milamber3790 · Post by **Milamber3790** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:53 pm

i have a 4 month old toy poodle. he usualy ignores my ringneck and just lazez about. but since he is a puppy he does like to play with Jaws. i usualy have to keep an ie on the pupy just to make sure he dosnt get a bit overenthusiastic... but Jaws dusnt seem at all scaired of the dog. sometimes he will be a bit nervous, but most of the time he eggs the dog on... they fight over tenisballs and the bird will cross the room to take a bite out of the dog...
but yes you always ahve to keep an eye on them wen they are together. you just never no wen the dog wil go to far and bite the bird. you gota understand it from the dog's point ov view. he sees Jaws as a litled to fluffy yellow toy that walks around by itsself... im amazed hes goten this far without doing any damage to the bird.
but then again iv seen countless videos on youtube and stuff about dogs who get along with birds or 10 meter pythons who live with 5 year old babies
iv even seen a pet snake that lives with a hamster...
and u wana get a labrador... well a labrador is a fair bit biger than a toy poodle so it mite freek the bird out a bit, but he'll get use to it. and labradors ar like the smartest dogs around so im sure u can train it to coexist with the bird...
i think the best way to go about it is not to compleetly isolate the dog from the bird, so that hes not seeing it as a flying tenisball thats always out of reach... he needs to no thatthe bird is not a toy and is a living thing, it can feel pain so its best not to bite it.
but yes im not sure you will ever be able to be compleetly safe. best to be cautious... :wink: